Winesburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio, in the United States. The population was 340 at the 2020 census. The community sits on the crest of a hill in the Amish country of Ohio. It lies along U.S. Route 62. It is not the setting of the novel ''

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'' by Sherwood Anderson, a collection of inter-related fictional short stories about citizens of a small town set in the early 20th century.

History

The community was founded in 1829 and originally named Weinsberg, after Weinsberg in Germany. The spelling was changed to "Winesburg" by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there.

Geography

Winesburg is in the southeastern part of Paint Township, in northeastern Holmes County. The community sits on a ridge, with the north side draining toward the Middle Fork of Sugar Creek and the south side draining to Indian Trail Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of Sugar Creek. Via Sugar Creek, Winesburg is part of the Tuscarawas River watershed draining to the

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. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Winesburg CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water. U.S. Route 62, which runs through Winesburg as Main Street, leads northeast to downtown

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and southwest to Millersburg, the Holmes county seat.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Holmes County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio German-American culture in Ohio Amish in Ohio 1829 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1829 {{HolmesCountyOH-geo-stub